Capt. Ricky Warren stands by the sign at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. He and other climbers spent six-and-a-half days climbing and one-and-a-half days coming down. Courtesy

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Kathy Ports
Fort Polk Guardian

FORT POLK -- Today's Army provides soldiers with an array of physical and mental challenges, but one Fort Polk officer conquered a personal challenge during the Christmas holiday -- climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa.

Capt. Ricky Warren, a physical therapist at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, was among a group of 14 who scaled to the top of the mountain.

Kilimanjaro, located in Tanzania, Africa, is 19,300 feet high and known as the world's highest walk-up mountain. ...